The 21-year-old started 28 games and he was criticised by Mourinho for lacking consistency and decisiveness on separate occasions. Martial was given a run of Premier League games towards the end of the campaign but his underwhelming form failed to convince Mourinho to start the Frenchman in the Europa League final.

United sources said last term Martial was struggling for focus amid issues in his private life but the France international has begun his third season with United more encouragingly, scoring seven and providing five assists.

Mourinho name checked Martial as the forward who had improved this season last week and the United winger insists he is ready to 'tear it up'.

"I had some problems off the pitch [last season] that played in my head," he told teleFoot. "I wasn't really focused. But now when I go out onto the pitch, I want to tear it up.

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"Some people forget my age. Given my talent, they expected me to explode earlier. But everyone has their own pace. With my club I want to win as many trophies as possible, and with the national team I hope to establish myself in the first team and win the World Cup."

Mourinho said last week: "I think they [the creative players] give what they can. I cannot complain about the dedication or the motivation. They all try to give their best.

"I think we had an improvement with Martial. He’s scoring more goals than last season. That’s why he is playing more. He has more minutes on the pitch.

"The other players are what they are. They have different kinds of qualities. Sometimes they produce a lot, and we have lots of chances and we don’t score enough."